Egg company Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 102% year on year to $1.42 billion. Its GAAP profit of $10.38 per share was 4.8% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Cal-Maine Foods shares are trading lower in Tuesday's after-hours session after the company reports third-quarter financial results and announces plans to acquire Echo Lake Foods.
Despite a wildly volatile opening for today’s trading session, we had a relatively tame session, especially compared to the hair-on-fire selloff in the latter part of last week.
Consider CAL-MAINE FOODS INC as a top value stock. NASDAQ:CALM shines in terms of profitability, solvency, and liquidity, all while remaining very reasonably priced.
Wrapping up Q4 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the perishable food stocks, including Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) and its peers.
Optimistic rhetoric from the Federal Reserve has calmed markets amid ongoing tariff concerns and it may be time to start eyeing stocks that could be in store for an extended rebound.
The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how perishable food stocks fared in Q4, starting with Calavo (NASDAQ:CVGW).
Cal-Maine’s 20.1% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 14.9%, and its stock price has climbed to $82.23 per share. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Consumer staples are considered safe havens in turbulent markets due to their inelastic demand profiles. On the other hand, they usually underperform during bull runs,
and this paradigm has rung true over the past six months as the sector’s -4.4% decline paled in comparison to the S&P 500’s 9% gain.
